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Rich kids of Instagram: Footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Lionel Messi and John Terry treat their kids to life of luxury

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FOOTBALLERS aren’t all that different to us after all.

A doting parent is a doting parent – high profile stars just have a much bigger budget to play with.

 Footballers kids enjoy lives of luxury in custom cars, private planes and designer clobber

INSTAGRAM/CRISTIANO RONALDO: Footballers kids enjoy lives of luxury in custom cars, private planes and designer clobber
 Jose Mourinho Jr is often pictured away on holiday

INSTAGRAM/JOSE MOURINHO JR: Jose Mourinho Jr is often pictured away on holiday
 Neymar's son Davi Lucca has his own Instagram page - with 1.2million followers

INSTAGRAM/NEYMAR: Neymar’s son Davi Lucca has his own Instagram page – with 1.2million followers

As players continue to share more of their lives with us on social media, one trend has become clear… they love their kids.

We all like to share snaps of our kids, especially when we’re having fun on holiday or at a birthday party.

The only difference between us and Premier League stars is that while we’re struggling through miserable rain at a caravan park, these kids are soaking up sun in Dubai and the US.

And why not? We’d do the same if we could.

Cristiano Ronaldo

The Real Madrid star’s oldest son, Cristiano Jr, is definitely a ‘mini-me’ version of the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.

It’s not just the clothes and the poses, the seven-year-old even trains and plays like the Portuguese superstar.

 Cristiano Ronaldo Jr posses in his dad's £2.5million custom Bugatti Chiron

INSTAGRAM/CRISTIANO RONALDO: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr posses in his dad’s £2.5million custom Bugatti Chiron
 Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is a true 'mini-me' of his superstar dad, often dressing the same

INSTAGRAM/CRISTIANO RONALDO: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is a true ‘mini-me’ of his superstar dad, often dressing the same

Jose Mourinho

The Special One’s kids may be all grown up… but that only means they’re able to go and do what they want.

Both Matilde, 21, and Jose Jr, 18, grew up in Kensington, West London, going to private school.

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The siblings are hugely interested in fashion and increasingly share images when they’re out and about in the West End, or soaking up the sun in exotic locations.

 Jose Jr was previously on the books at Fulham, but was released earlier this season

INSTAGRAM/JOSE MOURINHO JR: Jose Jr was previously on the books at Fulham, but was released earlier this season
 Matilde Mourinho is often seeing enjoying herself in the West End

INSTAGRAM/MATILDE MOURINHO: Matilde Mourinho is often seeing enjoying herself in the West End
 Matilde, 21, and Jose Jr, 18, were brought up in posh Kensington & Chelsea

INSTAGRAM/MATILDE MOURINHO: Matilde, 21, and Jose Jr, 18, were brought up in posh Kensington & Chelsea

John Terry

The former Chelsea and England captain has twins, 12-year-olds Summer and Georgie, and loves getting away with them and wife Toni any chance he can.

Dubai is a favoured destination, with JT a regular visitor at the ‘seven star’ Burj Al Arab hotel.

 John Terry and wife Toni love going to Dubai - frequently staying at the 7-star Burj Al Arab

INSTAGRAM/JOHN TERRY: John Terry and wife Toni love going to Dubai – frequently staying at the 7-star Burj Al Arab
 The former Chelsea and England captain has twins, Summer and Georgie

INSTAGRAM/JOHN TERRY: The former Chelsea and England captain has twins, Summer and Georgie
 The pair pose on a private plane

INSTAGRAM/JOHN TERRY: The pair pose on a private plane

Andy Carroll

The West Ham striker has three kids with The Only Way is Essex star Billi Mucklow, sons Arlo and Lucas and daughter Emilie.

The family often share snaps of their holidays, from Dubai to skiing in the Alps.

INSTAGRAM/ANDY CARROLL: Andy Carroll has two sons and a daughter and is a firm sun-seeker
 Carroll is married to former The Only Way is Essex star Billi Mucklow

INSTAGRAM/ANDY CARROLL: Carroll is married to former The Only Way is Essex star Billi Mucklow

Radamel Falcao

The Colombian, before his injury-savaged decline, was the highest-paid player in the Premier League when he first arrived at Manchester United.

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The Monaco striker clearly adores his three daughters and often posts pictures with them – and recently bought a pony.

 Monaco star Radamel Falcao fulfilled every daughter's dream - buying a pony

INSTAGRAM/RADAMEL FALCAO: Monaco star Radamel Falcao fulfilled every daughter’s dream – buying a pony
 The Colombian was the highest-paid player in the Premier League when he was at Manchester United

INSTAGRAM/RADAMEL FALCAO: The Colombian was the highest-paid player in the Premier League when he was at Manchester United
 The striker and wife Lorelei Taron pose for a Christmas pic with their three daughters

INSTAGRAM/RADAMEL FALCAO: The striker and wife Lorelei Taron pose for a Christmas pic with their three daughters

Raheem Sterling

The Manchester City star, aged 23, has two toddlers – daughter Melody and son Thiago.

Both kids are often seen decked out in designer clothes, with Gucci being a favourite.

 Raheem Sterling's son Thiago decked out in Gucci clothing

INSTAGRAM/RAHEEM STERLING: Raheem Sterling’s son Thiago decked out in Gucci clothing
 Thiago and Melody Sterling are often seen in designer gear

INSTAGRAM/RAHEEM STERLING: Thiago and Melody Sterling are often seen in designer gear

Jack Wilshere

The Arsenal man, embroiled in a contract row with the Gunners, has two kids.

Delilah and Archie were both spotted looking smart at Wilshere’s wedding to Andriani Michael last summer.

 Jack Wilshere's kids Delilah and Archie looking dapper at his wedding to Andriani Michael

INSTAGRAM: Jack Wilshere’s kids Delilah and Archie looking dapper at his wedding to Andriani Michael

Sergio Ramos

The Real Madrid skipper has two sons – Sergio Jr and Marco – with Spanish TV presenter Pilar Rubio.

The power couple, who are both huge stars in Spain, enjoy getting away to the beach when they can.

 Sergio Ramos and TV presenter wife Pilar Rubio are a Spanish power couple with two kids - Sergio Jr and Marco

INSTAGRAM/SERGIO RAMOS: Sergio Ramos and TV presenter wife Pilar Rubio are a Spanish power couple with two kids – Sergio Jr and Marco
 Sergio and Sergio Jr pose on a private plane

INSTAGRAM/SERGIO RAMOS: Sergio and Sergio Jr pose on a private plane

Wayne Rooney

Former England skipper and wife Colleen are definite sun chasers.

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Their three sons, Kit, Kai and Klay are always decked out in the latest Nike gear, thanks to Wazza’s long-term deal with the sportswear giant.

 Wayne and Colleen Rooney have three sons - Kai, Klay and Kit - and love going on sun holidays

INSTAGRAM/WAYNE ROONEY: Wayne and Colleen Rooney have three sons – Kai, Klay and Kit – and love going on sun holidays

Neymar

The PSG superstar has one son, Davi, and is often spotted spoiling the blond boy.

Davi, 6, even has his own Instagram page… with 1.2MILLION followers.

 Neymar clearly dotes on his blonde-haired boy Davi

INSTAGRAM/NEYMAR: Neymar clearly dotes on his blonde-haired boy Davi
 Neymar chats to former team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez while Davi sleeps

INSTAGRAM/NEYMAR: Neymar chats to former team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez while Davi sleeps

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Arsenal new boy is one of the most lavish players in the Premier League, owning a fleet of supercars worth more than £1million and a large collection of jewellery and expensive watches.

Th Gabonese star has two sons – and he often decks them out in Moschino, Gucci and Louis Vuitton clobber.

 Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang lives a lavish life with his son and step-son

INSTAGRAM/PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang lives a lavish life with his son and step-son
 The Arsenal star with sun Curtys at the Dubai Marina

INSTAGRAM/PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG: The Arsenal star with sun Curtys at the Dubai Marina

Cesc Fabregas

Like former Chelsea team-mate John Terry, Cesc Fabregas – and his wife Daniella Semaan – are both lovers of Dubai.

The Blues midfielder has three children and two step-kids, and his brood are never seen looking less than dapper.

 Cesc Fabregas and Daniella Semaan on holiday with two of their five kids

INSTAGRAM/CESC FABREGAS: Cesc Fabregas and Daniella Semaan on holiday with two of their five kids
 Cesc with daughter Lia posing on a new Range Rover

INSTAGRAM/CESC FABREGAS: Cesc with daughter Lia posing on a new Range Rover
 Fabregas has three kids and two step-children from Semaan's previous marriage

INSTAGRAM/CESC FABREGAS: Fabregas has three kids and two step-children from Semaan’s previous marriage

Lionel Messi

Barcelona superstar and wife Antonella Roccuzzo are always pictured with their kids, Thiago, Ciro and Mateo.

 Lioenel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo have three kids and are a very tight-knit family

INSTAGRAM/LIONEL MESSI: Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo have three kids and are a very tight-knit family
 Messi loves seclusion when he's on holiday with his family

INSTAGRAM/LIONEL MESSI: Messi loves seclusion when he’s on holiday with his family

As one of the world’s most famous people, Messi opts for spectacular isolation when he pics is holidays.

Luis Suarez

Messi is also frequently seen with strike partner Luis Suarez.

The Uruguayan star’s wife, Sofia Balbi, has struck up a close friendship with Antonella Roccuzzo, as have their kids.

 Luis Suarez and Sofia Balbi pose alongside their two kids

INSTAGRAM/LUIS SUAREZ: Luis Suarez and Sofia Balbi pose alongside their two kids
 Suarez and Sofia Balbi are often on holiday and out with Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo

INSTAGRAM/LIONEL MESSI: Suarez and Sofia Balbi are often on holiday and out with Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo

Sergio Aguero

Benjamin Aguero comes from great stock – his father is Manchester City hitman Sergio and his maternal grandfather is… Diego Maradona.

If he doesn’t make it to the pros, something has gone very wrong.

 Sergio Aguero's son Benjamin can also count Diego Maradona as his grandfather

INSTAGRAM/SERGIO AGUERO: Sergio Aguero’s son Benjamin can also count Diego Maradona as his grandfather
 Sergio and Benjamin pose on a jet-ski last summer

INSTAGRAM/SERGIO AGUERO: Sergio and Benjamin pose on a jet-ski last summer

Gerard Pique

Spanish star Pique has two kids with Colombian pop star Shakira, Milan and Sasha.

 Gerard Pique and Shakira's two boys have parents with an estimated net worth of £200million

INSTAGRAM/GERARD PIQUE: Gerard Pique and Shakira’s two boys have parents with an estimated net worth of £200million

With their parents holding an estimated net worth of more than £200million, the two boys won’t have to worry too much about their futures.

Marcelo

Big-haired Real Madrid defender Marcelo has two sons, Enzo and Liam, as well as a pack of pets – five dogs and a cat fill his Madrid mansion.

 Marcelo poses with one of his sons on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro

INSTAGRAM/MARCELO: Marcelo poses with one of his sons on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro

His two boys have hair well on their way to matching their dad’s, while they are also often caught rocking Adidas.

Thiago Silva

Childhood sweethearts Thiago and Belle have two boys, Isago and Iago, aged nine and seven.

Disneyland – Paris and Orlando – is a favourite of the boys, who are pictured there frequently.

 PSG captain Thiago Silva poses with his oldest son Isago

INSTAGRAM/THIAGO SILVA: PSG captain Thiago Silva poses with his oldest son Isago
 Thiago Silva's kids are frequent visitors to amusement parks, like this one in France

INSTAGRAM/THIAGO SILVA: Thiago Silva’s kids are frequent visitors to amusement parks, like this one in France
 Doting Wilfried Zaha likes to deck his son out in designer clothes

INSTAGRAM/WILFRIED ZAHA: Doting Wilfried Zaha likes to deck his son out in designer clothes
 Zaha also bought son Leo a matching Mercedes 4x4

INSTAGRAM/WILFRIED ZAHA: Zaha also bought son Leo a matching Mercedes 4×4

Wilfried Zaha

The Crystal Palace winger is another star who likes to dress his son up in designer gear.

Wilf clearly dotes on Leo, posting lots of selfies and videos together – he even bought him a matching Mercedes (pictured above).

 

 

 

 

 

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Osun police arrest three night guards over alleged murder of 40-year-old man

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A night guard at Ibuowo Estate, Okinni, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun State, on Saturday, allegedly shot dead a 40-year-old man, Badmus Mohammed.

The guard, Rasaq Moshood, DAILY POST gathered, shot Mohammed, a tenant, who is popularly called Lasgidi dead with his dane gun.

His Landlord, Kazeem Jimoh told DAILY POST that he was at a bar with the deceased till midnight on Friday, before he was called on phone about his death.

According to Kazeem, his tenant was killed at the front of the house, while his door was left open.

“I and Kazeem were at a bar till past 12 when I left him.

“I didn’t sleep at home but I got a call around 1 a.m. that Lasgidi was killed by a guard. When i got home, I saw his door open, while his corpse was outside,” he said.

The Police spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident.

She noted that three night guards have been arrested with their dane guns.

According to her, “one Babatunde Olumide, the Chairman of Ibuowo Estate Okinni reported at dada Estate Divisional Police Hqts., that their night guard, one Moshood Rasaq used his dane gun to shoot one Mohammed Badmus, aged 40 years and he died instantly.

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“Suspect has been arrested, gun used has been recovered, while the corpse has been taken to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital morgue for autopsy.”

Opalola added that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.

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Chinese astronauts return to earth after six months in space

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Officials stand near the capsule of the Shenzhou-13 spacecraft after it returned to earth carrying three Chinese astronauts in China’s Inner Mongolia on April 16, 2022. STR / AFP

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, ending China’s longest crewed mission as it continues its quest to become a major space power.

The Shenzhou-13 spacecraft was the latest mission in Beijing’s drive to rival the United States, after landing a rover on Mars and sending probes to the Moon.

Live footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed the capsule landing in a cloud of dust, with the ground crew who had kept clear of the landing site rushing in helicopters to reach the capsule.

The two men and one woman — Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and Wang Yaping — returned to Earth shortly before 10 am Beijing time (0200 GMT), after six months aboard the Tianhe core module of China’s Tiangong space station.

Ground crew applauded as the astronauts each took turns to report that they were in good physical condition.

Zhai was the first to emerge from the capsule roughly 45 minutes after the landing, waving and grinning at cameras as he was lifted by the ground crew into a specially designed chair before being bundled into a blanket.

“I’m proud of our heroic country,” Zhai said in an interview with CCTV shortly after leaving the capsule. “I feel extremely good.”

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The trio originally launched in the Shenzhou-13 from China’s northwestern Gobi Desert last October, as the second of four crewed missions during 2021-2022 sent to assemble the country’s first permanent space station — Tiangong, which means “heavenly palace.”

Wang became the first Chinese woman to spacewalk last November, as she and her colleague Zhai installed space station equipment during a six-hour stint.

Mission commander Zhai, 55, is a former fighter pilot who performed China’s first spacewalk in 2008, while Ye is a People’s Liberation Army pilot.

The trio have completed two spacewalks, carried out numerous scientific experiments, set up equipment and tested technologies for future construction during their time in orbit.

The astronauts spent the past few weeks tidying up and preparing the cabin facilities and equipment for the crew of the incoming Shenzhou-14, expected to be launched in the coming months.

China’s previous record spaceflight mission length was set by last year’s Shenzhou-12 deployment, which lasted 92 days.

Six months will become the normal astronaut residence period aboard the Chinese space station, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Space race

The world’s second-largest economy has poured billions into its military-run space programme, with hopes of having a permanently crewed space station by 2022 and eventually sending humans to the Moon.

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The country has come a long way in catching up with the United States and Russia, whose astronauts and cosmonauts have decades of experience in space exploration.

But under Chinese President Xi Jinping, the country’s plans for its heavily-promoted “space dream” have been put into overdrive.

Besides a space station, Beijing is also planning to build a base on the Moon, and the country’s National Space Administration said it aims to launch a crewed lunar mission by 2029.

China has been excluded from the International Space Station since 2011 when the US banned NASA from engaging with the country.

While China does not plan to use its space station for global cooperation on the scale of the ISS, Beijing has said it is open to foreign collaboration although the scope of that cooperation is not yet clear.

The ISS is due for retirement after 2024, although NASA has said it could remain functional until 2030.

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Putin’s Russia finally invades Ukraine

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Black smoke rises from a military airport in Chuguyev near Kharkiv on February 24, 2022.(Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a “full-scale invasion” was underway.

Weeks of intense diplomacy and the imposition of Western sanctions on Russia failed to deter Putin, who had massed between 150,000 and 200,000 troops along the borders of Ukraine.

“I have made the decision of a military operation,” Putin said in a surprise television announcement that triggered immediate condemnation from US President Joe Biden and sent global financial markets into turmoil.

Shortly after the announcement, explosions were heard in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and several other cities, according to AFP correspondents.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his address to the nation at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 21, 2022. Alexey NIKOLSKY / Sputnik / AFP

 

Putin called on Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms and justified the operation by claiming the government was overseeing a “genocide” in the east of the country.

The Kremlin had earlier said rebel leaders in eastern Ukraine had asked Moscow for military help against Kyiv.

The extent of Thursday’s attacks was not immediately clear, but Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the worst-case scenario was playing out.

“Putin has just launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Peaceful Ukrainian cities are under strikes,” Kuleba tweeted.

“This is a war of aggression. Ukraine will defend itself and will win. The world can and must stop Putin. The time to act is now.”

Biden immediately warned of “consequences” for Russia and that there would be a “catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.

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NATO’s chief condemned Russia’s “reckless and unprovoked attack” on Ukraine.

Putin’s move came after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made an emotional appeal late on Wednesday night to Russians not to support a “major war in Europe”.

Speaking Russian, Zelensky said that the people of Russia were being lied to about Ukraine.

Zelensky said he had tried to call Putin but there was “no answer, only silence”, adding that Moscow now had around 200,000 soldiers near Ukraine’s borders.

Earlier on Wednesday the separatist leaders of Donetsk and Lugansk sent separate letters to Putin, asking him to “help them repel Ukraine’s aggression”, Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

The two letters were published by Russian state media and were both dated February 22.

Their appeals came after Putin recognised their independence and signed friendship treaties with them that include defence deals.

– ‘Moment of peril’ –

Putin had for weeks defied a barrage of international criticism over the crisis, with some Western leaders saying he was no longer rational.

His announcement of the military operation came ahead of a last-ditch summit involving European Union leaders in Brussels planned for Thursday.

The 27-nation bloc had also imposed sanctions on Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu and high-ranking figures including the commanders of Russia’s army, navy and air force, another part of the wave of Western punishment after Putin sought to rewrite Ukraine’s borders.

The United Nations Security Council met late Wednesday for its second emergency session in three days over the crisis, with a personal plea there by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Putin going unheeded.

“President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine, give peace a chance, too many people have already died,” Guterres said.

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The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, warned that an all-out Russian invasion could displace five million people, triggering a new European refugee crisis.

Before Putin’s announcement, Ukraine had urged its approximately three million citizens living in Russia to leave.

“We are united in believing that the future of European security is being decided right now, here in our home, in Ukraine,” President Zelensky said during a joint media appearance with the visiting leaders of Poland and Lithuania.

Western capitals said Russia had amassed 150,000 troops in combat formations on Ukraine’s borders with Russia, Belarus and Russian-occupied Crimea and on warships in the Black Sea.

Ukraine has around 200,000 military personnel, and could call up to 250,000 reservists.

Moscow’s total forces are much larger — around a million active-duty personnel — and have been modernised and re-armed in recent years.

 

– High cost of war –

But Ukraine has received advanced anti-tank weapons and some drones from NATO members. More have been promised as the allies try to deter a Russian attack or at least make it costly.

Shelling had intensified in recent days between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatists — a Ukrainian soldier was killed on Wednesday, the sixth in four days — and civilians living near the front were fearful.

Dmitry Maksimenko, a 27-year-old coal miner from government-held Krasnogorivka, told AFP that he was shocked when his wife came to tell him that Putin had recognised the two Russian-backed separatist enclaves.

“She said: ‘Have you heard the news?’. How could I have known? There’s no electricity, never mind internet. I don’t know what is going to happen next, but to be honest, I’m afraid,” he said.

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In a Russian village around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the border, AFP reporters saw military equipment including rocket launchers, howitzers and fuel tanks mounted on trains stretching for hundreds of metres.

Russia has long demanded that Ukraine be forbidden from ever joining the NATO alliance and that US troops pull out from Eastern Europe.

Speaking to journalists, Putin on Tuesday set out a number of stringent conditions if the West wanted to de-escalate the crisis, saying Ukraine should drop its NATO ambition and become neutral.

Washington Wednesday announced sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which Germany had earlier effectively suspended by halting certification.

Australia, Britain, Japan and the European Union have all also announced sanctions.

 

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